Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,698 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Sugar Hill Gang (1979- )
Countee Cullen
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Countee Cullen (1903-1946)
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Hale Aspacio Woodruff (1900-1980)
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Earl C. Broady, Sr. (1904-1992)

Explore Global African History

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The Almoravids/al-Murabitun (1040–1147)
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Robert Gabriel Mugabe (1924-2019)
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María Elena Moyano Delgado (1958-1992)
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Interahamwe (1992- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Agrippa Hull: Revolutionary Patriot
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Henrietta Lacks and the Debate Over the Ethics of Bio-Medical Research
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Telling Carl Maxey’s Story: Understanding the Fighter in the Ring and the Courtroom
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Black Baseball in Minnesota: The Pipestone Black Sox

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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11/26/2021 – Executive Director – Seattle, Washington